Jay Patel

As president and CEO, Jay is responsible for the overall direction and guidance of the company. Jay is also personally involved in all strategic growth decisions related to site selection and brand options in potential markets. His relationships with franchisors and lenders pave the way for future hotel developments and continued company success.

Jay joined North Point in 1991 after graduating from Winthrop University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing. Since that time, the company has developed 29 hotels from the ground up with a total project cost of over $525,000,000. Understanding the link between business and community, Jay was instrumental in forming the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau and served as the organization’s first chairman of the board. He remains on the board today, and once again serves as chairman of the Board for 2020. Additionally, Jay is serving his tenth year on the Advisory Board of the Michael C. Carols Museum at Emory University.